§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give (a) the daily mean temperature and (b) the weekly mean temperature for each of the weather stations used for calculating severe weather payments for the week 12 January to 18 January.
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many severe weather payments were made in 1986 in (a) England, (b) Scotland and (c) Wales; what was the total amount involved in each country; and what was the average individual payment in each country.
§ Mr. MajorFinal returns showing the number and cost of severe weather payments made in 1986 are still awaited from a few local offices in England and Scotland. The latest information available is as follows:
Country Number of payments Amount paid £ Average payment £ England 333,076 8,622,037 25.89 Scotland 84,181 1,926,689 22.89 Wales1 38,769 1,039,294 26.81 1Final figures. Final figures for England and Scotland may not be available for some weeks, but it is unlikely that they will be substantially different from those given in the table.